Piling on the Pirates

With no real Pirate news to talk about today (Dejan returns to the PG tomorrow, so we'll certainly have something to talk about then), we can always rely on the Carbolic Smoke Ball (Pittsburgh's version of The Onion, for the uninformed) for some fake Bucco news.

"Ten minutes before a Pirate game, a siren will blare from Mellon Square,
warning everyone a disaster is about to occur," Ravenstahl said. "This system is
long overdue and, no doubt, will spare countless people from experiencing a
calamity."

DJ Gallo is also having some fun with the Pirates over at the Sports Pickle this week in his weekly poll. The question: Why are baseball payrolls skyrocketing? Answer number 5: I don't know, but I heard a rumor that the Pirates are going to offer some guy a 2-year, $900,000 deal, so things are definitely out of hand. And as always, there's lots of other good stuff at the Pickle (making fun of the Manning family and Philadelphia is always a good option).